Neverness To Everness (NTE) Tier List

Categories

• Damage: Characters whose main purpose is to deal damage, and who also are responsible for the biggest portion of damage within the team.
• Hybrid: Characters who fulfill two or more roles. They're often sub-DPS while doubling as Enablers, contributing to facilitate the Main DPS's output. In some cases they can double as tanks or give small amounts of support.
• Support: Characters whose the main focus is to provide buffs, healing or survivability to the team.

Special Tags

• [Expert]: Characters with this tag have an optimal playstyle that must be mastered for them to be at their best. Without the necessary skills, the character may see a significant drop in performance, lowering their ranking by at least one tier.
• [Watchlist]: Characters with this tag are marked as highly likely to move up or down a tier in a future update.

General Criteria

The general criteria are structured around the endgame modes Beyond the Rails and High Risk Commission, not open-world content.

Assessment assumes:

• Level 80
• Skills at Max level
• Signature Arc
• Fully built Console
• Dupes:
• A0 for S-Class characters unless stated otherwise.
• A6 for A-Class characters unless stated otherwise.

Role Criteria

We compare characters within their role (e.g Supports are compared to other Supports), and ratings are adjusted based on their performance in that role. Characters should not be compared between roles, as their ratings are evaluated on varying subsets. If a category has no characters who perform highest or lowest within the meta, some tiers for that category may not have placements.

Damage

• Primary Influence: Personal damage contribution.
• Secondary Influence: Ability to handle different encounter types, ranging from single-target to multi-target.

Hybrid

• Primary Influence: Provides considerable sub-DPS alongside a secondary role, enabling stronger or more fluid rotations.
• Secondary Influence: Amount of extra utility provided.

Support

• Primary Influence: Ability to provide substantial buffs or survivability to the team.
• Secondary Influence: Amount of utility provided, enabling stronger and more optimal rotations.

27.04.2026

Initial release of the tier list. Still, we have provided an explanation for each rating below:

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  Adler [T1] - Adler fits nicely into the break-focused Scorch team when wielding “The Great Thief” and provides shielding at a 75% uptime to any team he is a part of. He can also apply debuffs to the enemy that reduce their esper res or increase break efficiency, and he is the only source of either of these things in the game at the moment. He has earned the Watchlist tag because we are unsure how valuable this will be in the game moving forward. He also fulfills the niche of having the highest single target break ability in the game on his Ultimate.
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  Aurelia [T1] - On paper, Aurelia is the best A-Rank in the game due to her damage ceiling being very high. However, this lends itself more to her being a strong AoE unit because she does not handle aggressive boss behavior well. Additionally, as a Nova DPS she wants a Lakshana attribute in the team and Hathor is the better choice due to her 10% Crit Rate buff.
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  Baicang [T0.5] - Baicang rewards players who put in the time to learn his kit. He has a higher ceiling than other characters, but his damage output justifies investing that time into playing him. In the current game state, he is the DoT king which allows him to deal damage to high movement bosses even when they jump away.
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  Chiz (A0) [T0.5] - Properly piloting Chiz requires the most attention out of any character in the game. This is due to her Grain mechanic RNG and the inconsistency of gaining back enough during her Ultimate. In addition, players still need to pay attention to boss mechanics and the state of their party. She also has the ability to gain players Fons during combat, and is completely free!
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  Chiz (A3+) [T0] - After obtaining at least 3 dupes on her, the Grain mechanic becomes more forgiving and less RNG heavy. She will also have even more Cosmos DMG when holding max Grain, allowing her to be played in a more quick swap friendly way as well.
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  Daffodil [T0.5] - A valuable character from an account-building perspective, as she is the only Chaos character in the game with access to both Nova and Scorch. She also benefits from Discord, giving her a guaranteed spot in any of these teams. That said, she requires one dupe (A5) to truly come online as a powerhouse; before that point, her output falls behind her potential.
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  Edgar [T3] - Solely brings healing to his teams, and interferes with the Charge reaction that a lot of teams are built around. A safe option to have when playing lazily, but otherwise has no damage or utility value to the team. =(
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  Fadia [T1] - Fadia’s core mechanic is to absorb a percentage of damage taken from her allies’ and then heal herself up with her ult. Unfortunately, this isn’t that strong from a sustain point of view because ideally players shouldn’t be getting hit in the first place. However, her enhanced state after casting her ultimate deals more damage than other sustain characters which landed her in the hybrid DPS section.
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  Haniel [T0] - An accessible and effective generic buffer, especially valuable for a F2P option. Haniel also provides Stain access for Lakshana DPS, and fits perfectly into Nova teams too. Her value falls somewhat without Daffodil in the lineup, due to her buffing attack further when Nova occurs; but she remains a solid pick and a great entry point as a support.
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  Hathor [T0.5] - Fits into the Sub DPS role more than the main DPS due to having a strong burst rotation. She does not need high field time in most team comps against bosses, and against AoE content she can utilize her charged skill much more easily for big damage.
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  Jiuyuan [T0.5] - Jiuyuan excels as a low field time subdps and has great synergy with two of the best DPS in the game as of 1.0, Nanally and Baicang. In combination with a Lakshana unit, she forms a strong core for Charge teams. She also has the best mob gathering ability in the game for AoE content, and gains the ability to heal with just 1 of her copies, making her a great value to have on your account.
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  Mint [T2] - A reliable mid-tier pick who doesn't require heavy investment to get going. Mint builds her reactions and ultimate gauge at a decent pace, letting her contribute to the team rhythm without bottlenecking the rotation. Her gear profile is solid enough out of the box that she can slot into teams without demanding a lot of resources to function.
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  Nanally [T0] - Nanally came out of the gate strong, solidifying herself as the strongest DPS in the game at launch. With the proper team, she will outpace everyone else. She is also the only character with wall running, although using her skill for this can be a bit disorienting.
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  Sakiri [T0] - A versatile and reliable buffer who brings a lot to the table. Her AoE crowd control makes her effective against groups of enemies, and she is a great user of Speedy Hedgehog. She is the best option to pair with Anima users to grant them additional damage with the Hex reaction and provides a DoT buff to her fellow Incantation units. She also buffs attack even more when you obtain one copy of her, adding to her long term value.
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  Skia [T2] - While not a bad character in concept, he is punished by the game's enemy design. His ultimate ability deals damage in a small AOE centered on his own position, but most boss enemies in this game are highly mobile and erratic. Until enemy AI or his kit gets addressed, his real-world performance sits well below his theoretical damage. We are aware of some people using him with Sakiri’s signature Arc and having him be a pseudo buffer, but seeing as this is incredibly niche it is not really being considered in his placement.
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  Zero [T0] - Zero is a staple in any team where players are aiming to do an Anima or Lakshana reaction. Their instant cycle mechanic is the only one in the game as of now, and that allows them to serve as a great Sub DPS in a lot of team setups. They also have the option to utilize an Arc that can make them a healer, and have the ability to provide healing in Charge teams.